We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things.

Just know what is happening in your mind - not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer, see it, know it, be empty.

The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have.

If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.

The nature of all things is like a magical illusion, a mirage, a dream, a reflection of the moon in water.

The nature of mind is not something we need to achieve - it's something we need to recognize.

Many people think excitement is happiness... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.

The development of wisdom does not occur in isolation but requires the cultivation of the entire Noble Eightfold Path.

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

Observe the reality as it is, not as you wish it to be.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.

Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.

Don't try to change the world. First, change yourself.

When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.

Faith is the firm foundation, diligence the supporting pillar, and wisdom the roof of the house of practice.

The nature of mind is like a mirror. It is not affected by whatever appears in it, yet it never fails to reflect everything perfectly.

As surely as there is a voyage away, there is a journey home.

The more you give, the more you have. That's the economics of kindness.

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

When you love someone, you have to have trust and confidence. Love without trust is not yet love.

The practice of vipassana is the study of the self. When you study physical and mental phenomena, you are studying the truth about yourself.

If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer.

The path to liberation is a gradual path of self-discipline, self-development, and self-transformation.

The past is gone, the future is not yet here. Live in the present moment with awareness.

The teaching of the Buddha is based on two truths: conventional truth and ultimate truth. Without understanding the relationship between these two, the deeper meaning of the Buddha's teaching cannot be understood.

Mind training is based on the idea that two opposite mental factors cannot happen at the same time.

The Buddha taught that wealth does not bring happiness and security. The pursuit of wealth is a matter of living in balance.

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.

When we develop patience, we find that we develop a reserve of calm and tranquility.

To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things.

True happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through cultivation of altruism, of love, of compassion.

The real purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes.